John L. Balderston – Scripts on Screen

Dracula (1979) Script

Year:1979

Director:John Badham

Written by:Bram Stoker (Novel), Hamilton Deane (Theatre Play), John L. Balderston (Theatre Play), W.D. Richter (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.

Dracula Script Resources:

Dracula Script PDF - [2ND 7-27-78] at Script Fly ($)
Dracula Script PDF - (1979) (LANGELLA) NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Dracula Transcript at scripts.com
Dracula Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Dracula ( tt0079073 ) at IMDb
Dracula ( 33521 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Mummy (1932) Script

Year:1932

Director:Karl Freund

Written by:John L. Balderston (Screenplay), Richard Schayer (Story), Nina Wilcox Putnam (Story)

Script Synopsis:An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

The Mummy Script Resources:

The Mummy Script PDF - [Putnam Draft, 02-19-1932] at Script Fly ($)
The Mummy Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Mummy ( tt0023245 ) at IMDb
The Mummy ( 15849 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Dracula Script

Year:1931

Director:Tod Browning

Written by:Tod Browning (Writer), Bram Stoker (Novel), Hamilton Deane (Theatre Play), John L. Balderston (Theatre Play), Louis Bromfield (Writer), Garrett Fort (Screenplay), Louis Stevens (Writer), Max Cohen (Other)

Script Synopsis:The one that started them all. A powerful and ruthless vampire named Count Dracula arrives in London to prey on young, socialite women. Standing in the vampire's way, is a group of concerned men and the enigmatic Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. The beginning of Universal Horror in the sound era.

Dracula Script Resources:

Dracula Script PDF - 2/9/1931. at Script City ($)
Dracula Script PDF - [Dialogue Continuity] at Script Fly ($)
Dracula Transcript at scripts.com
Dracula Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Dracula ( tt0021814 ) at IMDb
Dracula ( 138 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bride Of Frankenstein Script

Year:1935

Director:James Whale

Written by:William Hurlbut (Author), John L. Balderston (Author)

Script Synopsis:Bride of Frankenstein begins where James Whale's Frankenstein from 1931 ended. Dr. Frankenstein has not been killed as previously portrayed and now he wants to get away from the mad experiments. Yet when his wife is kidnapped by his creation, Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new monster, this time a woman.

Bride Of Frankenstein Script Resources:

Bride Of Frankenstein Script PDF - [Shot Continuity][Light pages thru out] at Script Fly ($)
Bride Of Frankenstein Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Bride Of Frankenstein ( tt0026138 ) at IMDb
Bride Of Frankenstein ( 229 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Gaslight Script

Year:1944

Director:George Cukor

Written by:John Van Druten (Screenplay), Walter Reisch (Screenplay), John L. Balderston (Screenplay), Patrick Hamilton (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Gaslight Script Resources:

Gaslight Script PDF at scribd.com
Gaslight Script PDF - [11/16/1943] at Script Fly ($)
Gaslight Script PDF - [11/16/1943] at Script Fly ($)
Gaslight Script PDF - 8/10/1943 at Script City ($)
Gaslight Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Gaslight ( tt0036855 ) at IMDb
Gaslight ( 13528 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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